"Some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor." A selection of mini-biographies teaches us how some successful men have overcome odds to make their mark on history. (Summary by Lynne Thompson (quote from Introduction))
Preface, Introduction, QuotationsDaniel DrewRussell SageCornelius VanderbiltAmos LawrenceHorace B. ClaflinWilliam E. DodgeJay GouldJohn WannamakerAlexander T. StewartNicholas LongworthRobert BonnerWilliam G. FargoJames C. FloodJohn W. MacKayJames C. FairHorace GreeleyThurlow WeedGeorge W. ChildsJames Gordon BennettPhineas T. BarnumMatthew VassarJohn Jacob AstorPotter PalmerJames HarperHenry DisstonPeter CooperGeorge LawDarius O. MillsStephen GirardMoses TaylorWilliam C. RalstonGeorge PeabodyWilliam W. CorcoranNathan Mayer RothschildJohn Adams, Part 1John Adams, Part 2Thomas JeffersonJohn MarshallAlexander HamiltonJames MadisonJames MonroeLewis CassJohn C. CalhounRobert Y. HayneDaniel WebsterAndrew JacksonThomas H. BentonHenry ClayMartin Van BurenStephen Arnold DouglassAbbott LawrenceAlexander H. StephensMillard FillmoreWilliam H. SewardHoratio SeymourWinfield S. HancockGeorge B. McClellanUlysses Simpson GrantStonewall JacksonGeneral Robert E. LeeHenry WilsonAbraham LincolnEdward EverettEdwin M. StantonAndrew JohnsonJames A. GarfieldChester A. ArthurJohn A. LoganJames G. Blaine, Part 1James G. Blaine, Part 2Samuel J. TildenHenry Ward BeecherJames WattGeorge StephensonBenjamin FranklinEli WhitneyRobert FultonElias Howe, Jnr.Isaac M. SingerRichard M. HoeCharles GoodyearProfessor S.F.B. MorseCyrus W. FieldGeorge M. PullmanThomas A. EdisonSuccess And FailureConcentration Of EffortSelf-RelianceEconomy Of TimeCauses Of Failure
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